Channel 2 News released a new election poll, which was taken after the first round of voting in the Machane Tzioni party primaries earlier this week. If elections were held today, and Amir Peretz headed the party, Machane Tzioni would receive 15 seats. If the party was headed by Avi Gabbai, it would receive 14 seats.

The poll was taken on Wednesday, 11 Tammuz, by the Midgam Institute for Channel 2.

The results as follows:

Likud headed by Binyamin Netanyahu 29

Yesh Atid headed by Yair Lapid 20

Machane Tzioni headed by Amir Peretz 15

Arab Parties 13

Kulanu headed by Moshe Kahlon 10

Bayit Yehudi headed by Naftali Bennet 9

Yisrael Beitenu headed by Avigdor Lieberman 7

Yahadut Hatorah 6

Meretz headed by Zahava Gal-On 6

Shas headed by Aryeh Deri 5

Alternatively:

Likud headed by Binyamin Netanyahu 28

Yesh Atid headed by Yair Lapid 21

Machane Tzioni headed by Avi Gabbai 14

Arab Parties 13

Kulanu headed by Moshe Kahlon 11

Bayit Yehudi headed by Naftali Bennet 9

Yisrael Beitenu headed by Avigdor Lieberman 7

Yahadut Hatorah 6

Meretz headed by Zahava Gal-On 6

Shas headed by Aryeh Deri 5

The poll included a cross-section of the Israeli population, overseen by Dr. Mina Tzemach ad Menno Geva.

According to the Walla Poll conducted by Prof. Camil Fuchs, Machane Tzioni receives 18 seats regardless of who heads it; Peretz or Gabbai.

Yesh Atid headed by Yair Lapid 23

Likud headed by Binyamin Netanyahu 22

Machane Tzioni headed by Amir Peretz 18

Arab Parties 13

Bayit Yehudi headed by Naftali Bennet 11

Kulanu headed by Moshe Kahlon 9

Yahadut Hatorah 7

Shas headed by Aryeh Deri 7

Yisrael Beitenu headed by Avigdor Lieberman 5

Meretz headed by Zahava Gal-On 5

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)